Their season
2016
their best year
2016 was the year it came together: 3 contests, 0 Grand Championships and 0 category wins, at an average finish in the top 52%.
- 3 contests
- 0 overall top-10s
- 0 category wins
- average top 52%
RIGHT ON QUE
RIGHT ON QUE is a competition barbecue team with 9 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2015 and 2016. Their best overall finish is 28th of 54 at the Silicon Valley Barbeque Championships (2016). They finished #1676 in the 2015 Master Series Team of the Year standings. Also listed in KCBS results as “RIGHT ON QUE - CA” and “RIGHT ON 'QUE”.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1483
Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 4
Contests
9
in the data
First seen
Jun 26, 2015
latest Jun 24, 2016 · 1 year on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
1 podium
Overall top-10s
0
0% of 9 contests
Avg finish
top 70%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Walk rate
11%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±16.26
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
avg 157.22 · weakest Pork (151.26)
Road miles
7,828
across 9 mapped stops · furthest 2,563 mi
Schedule strength
22%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1531)
Purse competed for
$2,250
listed at 2 contests — purses, not winnings
Master avg
618.80 / 720
4 Master contests · 0 GCs
Team of the Year (rank per category by season — the year links to the full board on kcbs.us)
| Year | Series | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 ↗ | Master | #1676 (120 pts) | #1669 (140 pts) | #1441 (185 pts) | #1790 (120 pts) | #1728 (125 pts) |
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to RIGHT ON QUE, each with one reason worth a look.
RIGHT ON QUE has 4 rated contests, short of the five a power ranking needs, so its rating is still close to the 1500 every team starts on and 150 rated teams sit within a point of it.
#4,011 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1483
Fewer contests behind them than RIGHT ON QUE has cooked, 5 to 9, which makes theirs the less settled rating of the two.
⚔ Compare careers#4,013 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1502
They turned up 6 years after RIGHT ON QUE did, first appearing in 2021.
⚔ Compare careers#3,992 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1484
Level with RIGHT ON QUE on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#4,026 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1503
Fewer contests behind them than RIGHT ON QUE has cooked, 5 to 9, which makes theirs the less settled rating of the two.
⚔ Compare careers#4,003 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1483
Fewer contests behind them than RIGHT ON QUE has cooked, 5 to 9, which makes theirs the less settled rating of the two.
⚔ Compare careers#3,998 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1483
Fewer contests behind them than RIGHT ON QUE has cooked, 5 to 9, which makes theirs the less settled rating of the two.
⚔ Compare careersBy meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 165.6916 | 141.6800 | 156.22 | top 59% |
| Pork Ribs | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 164.5944 | 142.2744 | 157.22 | top 58% |
| Pork | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 162.8572 | 142.1944 | 151.26 | top 79% |
| Brisket | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 156.0228 | 146.2516 | 151.70 | top 68% |
“Calls” = top-10 category finishes (getting called to the stage). Scores here are the final weighted totals KCBS publishes; per-criterion appearance/taste/tenderness marks aren’t in the public results feed.
By field size and state
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 1 | 0 | top 94% |
| Large (40+) | 3 | 0 | top 62% |
More numbers
Busiest season
2016
3 contests
Contests a season
1.8
across 5 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
CA
4 of 9 contests · 6 states in all
Contests visited
4
a different one every time
Most-entered meat
Pork Ribs
7 entries · 0 wins · 1 call
Opponents faced
136
finished ahead 61 times, behind 118
Longest layoff
4.9 yrs
Aug 25, 2017 → Aug 5, 2022
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20261 milestone
- Most recent contest Green Mountain BBQ Championship - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (ONE MEAT RIBS)
20163 milestones
- Career-best overall score639.3948 Silicon Valley Barbeque Championships
- Career-best single call (Chicken)165.6916 Silicon Valley Barbeque Championships
- First call 2016 Clayton Rib Cook-off (COMPETITOR SERIES )
20152 milestones
- First tracked contest Silicon Valley BBQ Championships
- Peak power rating (1493) Silicon Valley BBQ Championships
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +2.6 | Silicon Valley Barbeque Championships | Jun 24, 2016 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -12.9 | International Goat Days Championship BBQ | Sep 11, 2015 |
| -6.6 | Silicon Valley BBQ Championships | Jun 26, 2015 |
Scores over time (% of a perfect score — tap a meat to add it)
Overall finish over time (top-% of field, lower is better)
Where they finish (overall)
Best vs average (by meat)
How entries end (by meat)
Season by season
| Season | Contests | GCs | Top-10s | Category wins | Walk rate | Avg finish | Best overall (% of perfect) | Avg overall (% of perfect) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | — | — | — |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | — | — | — |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | — | — | — |
| 2016 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33% | top 52% | 88.8% | 88.8% |
| 2015 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 75% | 87% | 85% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 19, 2026 | Green Mountain BBQ Championship - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (ONE MEAT RIBS) Braintree, VT | — | — | 13 (161.0972) | — | — |
| Aug 5, 2022 | All American BBQ Throwdown - One Meat Ribs Westland, MI | — | — | 40 (142.2744) | — | — |
| Aug 25, 2017 | Pigs and Peaches BBQ Festival (GBC QUALIFIER) Kennesaw, GA | — | — | — | — | — |
| Aug 12, 2016 | Maryland State BBQ Bash Bel Air, MD | — | — | — | — | — |
| Aug 5, 2016 | 2016 Clayton Rib Cook-off (COMPETITOR SERIES ) Clayton, CA | — | 9 (154.8800) | 3 (160) | — | — |
| Jun 24, 2016 | Silicon Valley Barbeque Championships Santa Clara, CA | 28 / 54 (639.3948) | 20 (165.6916) | 17 (164.5944) | 22 (162.8572) | 44 (146.2516) |
| Sep 18, 2015 | Smoke on the River Sacramento, CA | 28 / 49 (626.3772) | 21 (159.9884) | 18 (162.3316) | 44 (148.0344) | 24 (156.0228) |
| Sep 11, 2015 | International Goat Days Championship BBQ Millington, TN | 29 / 31 (614.1828) | 26 (158.8572) | 29 (149.0972) | 28 (151.9656) | 25 (154.2628) |
| Jun 26, 2015 | Silicon Valley BBQ Championships Santa Clara, CA | 37 / 49 (595.2576) | 39 (141.6800) | 19 (161.1316) | 46 (142.1944) | 30 (150.2516) |